Corry area notes mix of licenses, land transfers, and school votes
Braided local items report a marriage license application by STA Panabta and Brock Boutwell, a real estate transfer from Bert Williams to Merle Dodd, and a pending Erie County vote on a two additions supervisors issue. Four Crawford County districts seek a May 1962 school merger ballot, while state funds fund Warren State Hospital and Columbus Dam projects. Weather, police reports, and a weekly vehicle reexamination schedule close out the roundup.
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Bert F. Williams
Merle Dodd
Second Ward
Corry
Erie County
Athens Township
Troy ‘Township
Steuben ‘Township
Townville Borough
Crawford County Board of Elections
Townville Consolidated School Board
Indians Trade Jimmy Piersall to Senators
NEW YORK AP The Cleveland Indians traded center fielder Jimmy Piersall to the Washington Senators for pitcher Dick Donovan and three other players plus Donovan. Additional players were included in the deal.
Sister Sees Brother Slay Elderly Man
Joseph Wisniwski confessed to strangling David Barty, a 61-year-old Philadelphia Navy Yard employee, after his sister Joan found him over the body in Barty's apartment. Police say a sock stuffed in the victim’s mouth and rifled drawers indicated robbery. Wisniwski faces robbery and murder charges.
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Phinavenenia
Whitlowwasher
Joseph Wisniwski
Wisniwski
David Bartty
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Barty
Joan
David Brown
Brown
Elizabeth
Ford Co Union Continue Talks
Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers press for a settlement after a wave of plant stoppages that crippled General Motors for two weeks last month. A tentative wage package aligns with GM, granting UAW members over a 12 cent hourly pay rise while broader non-economic demands remain, including production standards and subcontracting rules. Reuther and Denise push for an early deal, possibly by weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Corp
UAW
Ford
Reuther
Denise
Florida Citrus Crops Crippled by Record Dry Spell
A 15 county survey by Florida Citrus Mutual shows citrus crops have nearly halted in growth due to a record dry spell. Lakeland Weather Bureau head Warren Johnson reports total yearly rainfall at 30.19 inches, far below the normal 60.54 inches.
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Florida
Lakeland
Frs
Florida Citrus Mutual
Warren ©. Johnson
Damascus Normal Reopens Airport After Revolt Quietly
Damascus Syria reopens its airport and the government orders private citizens to surrender arms as life returns to normal. Indians acquire outfielder-catcher Gene Green and utility fielder Jim Mahoney plus a third player to be delivered by January 1. No cash involved.
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Damascus
Syria
Indians
Gene Green
Jim Mahoney
Mrs G Goes to College TV Review Reunites Berg as Sarah Green
New York AP reports Mollie Berg returns on Wednesday as Sarah Green in Mrs G Goes to College with Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Berg plays a widow entering college to learn, while Hardwicke’s professor clashes yet softens. The review praises its Brute perceptive humor and warm tone.
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New York
Cedric Hardwick
Miss Berg
Ulanht School
Sir Cedric
Mollie—oops
Sarah
Frontier Circus
CBS
Bob Cummings
Cummings
The
Investigators
Suspect Kane House Arson Target Twice
A second possible arson attempt near James City targeted a frame dwelling owned by Elmer Eck of Bradford. Fire Chief J D Gardner said a rear porch blaze, likely started under the porch, was stopped by neighbor Edward Bergstrom before serious damage. The building had fire damage from September 8 and was being prepared for sale. Smouldering materials were found in the cellar. investigation continued. Neighbors fought the fire with garden hoses as crews arrived.
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Marshall John Paxton
James City
Elmer Eck
Bradford
J. D. Gardner
Edward Bergstrom
Gardner
Bergstrom
Fire alarm mix up delays emergency response at yard
A rural alarm sounded as the fire broke out near the railroad yards, but the first alarm was garbled by a diesel locomotive air horn on the Pennsylvania Railroad yards. The blaze was contained by the time the West Side Hose company and emergency unit arrived, and a second alarm was issued by Chief Gardner.
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West Side
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gardner
PRR Repair Shop Destroyed in $500,000 Fire
A blaze at the Pennsylvania Railroad yard in Pitcairn destroyed the air brake repair shop after 70 workers had left. Officials estimated losses between $300,000 and $500,000 with no injuries. Firefighters from eight communities battled the one-hour blaze, which confined the fire to the shop. only charred walls remained and no railroad cars or diesel units were damaged.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pitcairn
Une Joss
PRR
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Brock Boutwell
Harborcreek
David L. Lawrence
Warren State Hospital
Columbus Dam
Columbus Township
Chautauqua Lake Association
Philip Wagner
Wagner
Chautauqua County
Kane
Mayville
Westfield
Jamestown
Franklin
Meadville
Ridgway
Warren
Mercer
Paul Kundracik
Columbus Avenue
Kundracik
Roger E. Pflugfelder
Pennsylvania
Lawrence Park
State Armory
East Washington Street
Ford Co
Union
Rayovak
Bargain
Joe‘s
Greater East Main Street
Television Review
Office OF Civil and Defense Mobilization
Frontera & Sons
Congress St
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
BOONE
Hamilton
Patten
O'Connell
Robert
Enders
Charles ‘Bronson Richard ) Chamberlain
James Warner Bellan
Josep Newman
Duane Eddy
Teo
Slae
Martin West
Carol Christensen
Capt. Kidd
Palos
Rossin
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